World Mar 28 Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Ukraine and the West: 'Don't push us into the corner' President Biden on Monday stood by his comments over the weekend that Russia's Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power" as Ukraine President Zelensky said he was open to discussing neutrality for his nation in exchange for a ceasefire. Special correspondent…
World Mar 22 Ukraine claims to retake a critical Kyiv suburb as Russian forces intensify attacks Ukrainian forces are claiming new successes Tuesday against Russian invaders. A counteroffensive has retaken a strategically important town west of Kyiv, and the southern port city of Mariupol continues holding out despite being hammered from air, land and sea. Jane…
World Mar 08 Ukraine's history and its centuries-long road to independence In explaining why he launched the invasion, President Putin falsely claimed that Ukraine was always a part of Russia, while he also made bogus assertions about pro-Russian Ukrainians being under threat. To help sort fact from fiction, and gain a…
World Mar 07 How sanctions are impacting Russia's energy sector With the price of crude oil and natural gas reaching near-record levels and the possibility of more sanctions we take a closer look at Russia's energy sector and a wider view of what is happening on the ground. NewsHour Special…
World Mar 01 Russian forces pound Ukraine's cities as the resistance holds the line in Kyiv Russian forces bombarded cities in Ukraine Tuesday as the war raged for a sixth day. Kharkiv, in the northeast, was particularly hard-hit and the port city of Mariupol in the southeast appeared surrounded. Nevertheless, the Pentagon says a drive by…
World Feb 28 Ukraine resists advancing Russian forces as the West imposes tough new sanctions In less than a week since Russia began its attack on Ukraine, more than 500,000 Ukrainians have fled their nation and are now refugees. This comes as fierce fighting continues across the country, the U.S. and Europe imposed harsh new…
World Jan 28 Can the U.S. and Russia agree on Ukraine? Here's the latest on the negotiations On the Ukraine crisis, there was a sharp juxtaposition Friday as the Pentagon warned that Russian troops could invade at any time, while Ukraine’s president accused the West of sowing panic. Both statements came as Moscow provided its first comments…
Education Jan 27 Air strike threats don't deter these Syrian children from going to school Syria is in the throes of conflict. In the northeast, Syrian Kurdish forces are fighting ISIS militants who forced a prison break last week. It’s the largest recent ISIS resurgence. The president and his Russian allies are continuing airstrikes in…
World Jan 12 Britain's prime minister under fire for hosting party during COVID lockdown British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his political life. He was forced to apologize to Parliament Wednesday after it was revealed he attended a cocktail party in the garden of his official residence at the height of the…
World Dec 13 Moise assassination may be linked to what he knew about Haitian drugs, arms trafficking It has been five months since gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Authorities have arrested 45 people, but have charged none of them with a crime. This weekend, The New York Times detailed a possible motive for the assassination. Nick…